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That's what I thought but wanted to check. Would that be considered a good ratio?

Not incredible, but not bad at all. On buckets you can figure .25 gallons per tap as an average. Vacuum should double that to .5, but that's just a rule of thumb number. Some tubing systems in some woods may never get to that amount, and some buckets on big old roadside trees may make more than half a gallon every year consistently. Lots of variables involved.

Not incredible, but not bad at all. On buckets you can figure .25 gallons per tap as an average. Vacuum should double that to .5, but that's just a rule of thumb number. Some tubing systems in some woods may never get to that amount, and some buckets on big old roadside trees may make more than half a gallon every year consistently. Lots of variables involved.

If that was you that called Ryan....I'll get you called mid-week. You said it about the variables. One big variable is tree size and number of taps. When you have people putting 2 and 3 taps in 10" trees, as well as tapping 5 and 6" trees, they will be lucky to get a pint per tap.

My dads first cousin told of stories back in the 50's of getting 40 gallons from 40 taps over the season.......the trees were all big, large and in the cow pasture.

Mark

Where we made syrup long before the trendies made it popular, now its just another commodity.

If that was you that called Ryan....I'll get you called mid-week. You said it about the variables. One big variable is tree size and number of taps. When you have people putting 2 and 3 taps in 10" trees, as well as tapping 5 and 6" trees, they will be lucky to get a pint per tap.

My dads first cousin told of stories back in the 50's of getting 40 gallons from 40 taps over the season.......the trees were all big, large and in the cow pasture.